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Lebanon clashes threaten to crack open fault lines
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Lebanon clashes threaten to crack open fault lines

BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes between Lebanese protesters and supporters of the Shia militant Hezbollah group are putting Lebanon’s military and…
Police fire tear gas as groups clash in Lebanon capital
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Police fire tear gas as groups clash in Lebanon capital

BEIRUT (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas amid confrontations in central Beirut that went into Monday morning between Hezbollah…
Fear, turmoil in Lebanon as its financial crisis worsens
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Fear, turmoil in Lebanon as its financial crisis worsens

BEIRUT (AP) — On one of Beirut’s main commercial streets, store owners are cutting salaries by half or considering shutting…
Protesters force postponement of Lebanese parliament session
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Protesters force postponement of Lebanese parliament session

BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of protesters rallying against the Lebanese political elite blocked roads in central Beirut on Tuesday, preventing…
Lebanon’s outgoing PM blasts president’s party over delays
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Lebanon’s outgoing PM blasts president’s party over delays

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s political crisis worsened Sunday with the outgoing prime minister harshly criticizing the party of the country’s…
Lebanon’s Safadi withdraws candidacy for PM, urges Hariri for post: statement
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Lebanon’s Safadi withdraws candidacy for PM, urges Hariri for post: statement

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Former Lebanese finance minister Mohammad Safadi withdrew his candidacy to be the next prime minister on Saturday,…
Lebanon’s Safadi agrees to be next PM amid economic crisis: Bassil
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Lebanon’s Safadi agrees to be next PM amid economic crisis: Bassil

  BEIRUT (Reuters) — Mohammad Safadi, a former finance minister, has agreed to be Lebanon’s prime minister if he wins…
Lebanon’s Aoun hopes a government is formed in the coming days
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Lebanon’s Aoun hopes a government is formed in the coming days

Lebanon’s President Michael Aoun on Thursday said on his official Twitter account that he has hope in the possibility of…
Fuel shortage, price hikes squeeze protest-hit Lebanon
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Fuel shortage, price hikes squeeze protest-hit Lebanon

A rationing of dollars by banks in protest-hit Lebanon sparked growing alarm on Saturday as some petrol pumps ran dry…
Lebanon’s grand mufti calls for protesters’ demands to be met
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Lebanon’s grand mufti calls for protesters’ demands to be met

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s grand mufti, the top cleric for Sunni Muslims, called on Saturday for the formation of a…
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